THE ROLE OF AMILCAR CABRAL IN THE STRUGGLE OF GUINEA BISSAU

 Amilcar Cabral was an agronomist and he was born in Cape Verde, studied and worked in Lisbon and later returned to offer leadership in Guinea Bissau. He contributed to the struggle in the following ways;

  • Amilcar Cabral got involved in agricultural census with the colonial government. This exposed him to the problems of his people hence condemned the Portuguese.

  • Amilcar mobilized the masses to form PAIGC that launched an armed struggle in 1963 against the Portuguese imperialists.

  • Amilcar established an external base for PAIGC in Guinea Conakry to coordinate the activities of Africans under the support of Sekou Toure.

  • Amilcar worked with the working class and petty traders to get financial and moral support to weaken the Portuguese policies.

  • Amilcar solicited for support from the communist countries like USSR, China, Cuba, and

  • Czechoslovakia. These responded financially and militarily to strengthen African cause for independence.

  • Amilcar also sent members of PAIGC youth wing to USSR for further education. These returned with more exposed technical skills to further independence cause.

  • Amilcar provided able, visionary, and charismatic leadership under PAIGC. He therefore, instilled a spirit of hard work in fighting for independence.

  • Amilcar Cabral enlisted women in the struggle for self-rule. These cooked food for the fighters, served as nurses and acted as spies against the Portuguese.

  • He also sought recognition from the O.A.U right from 1963. The O.A.U gave financial, moral, technical and military support. It imposed sanctions on the Portuguese.

  • Amilcar appealed for support from the UNO that responded positively. The UNO used the Security Council to condemn Portugal, recognized PAIGC as a legitimate body for the independence cause.

  • Amilcar set up internal liberated zones in Guinea Bissau where reforms were instituted eg schools, health centres and grass root democracy. These won the support of the Africans.

  • He united the rival tribes in Guinea Bissau such as the Balante and Fula. This became vital to dislodge the minority Portuguese by 1974.

  • Amilcar went into an alliance with other Liberation movements. These included MPLA, FRELIMO to form CONCP that backed up PAIGC. This was aimed at weakening the Triumvirate alliance.

  • Amilcar coordinated the military wings of PAIGC up to 1973 when he was assassinated. The cause was later furthered by his cousin, Luis Cabral to 1974 at independence celebrations.

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